Rhetoric, Culture, and Politics in Chinua Achebe’s Traditional World
This article shows the multi-functional role of oratory in Achebe’s novels set in traditional Igboland. It analyzes the way the Nigerian writer supports the idea that in traditional Africa, the art of speech-making would serve as an illustration of cultural vitality, a constructive means for politic...
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2022
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| Dostęp online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Streszczenie: | This article shows the multi-functional role of oratory in Achebe’s novels set in traditional Igboland. It analyzes the way the Nigerian writer supports the idea that in traditional Africa, the art of speech-making would serve as an illustration of cultural vitality, a constructive means for political action, or a destructive weapon in the hands of rival factions. |
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